Panama City, Panama has played a major role in shaping world history, including serving as a starting point for expeditions that conquered Peru’s Inca empire. The city, which was founded in 1519 and is the oldest European settlement on the Pacific coast, was also an important stopover point on trade routes that traversed the American […]
It has long been considered one of engineering’s most incredible feats, and travelers looking to check a Panama Canal cruise off their bucket list will have 32 Holland America Line sailings to choose from between September 2019 and May 2020. Seven ships will offer 16 unique itineraries, including full transits ranging from 14 to 23 […]
It is estimated that Pricesmart S.A., Del Monte S.A. and Nestlé S.A. account for around 18% of the market share in the import of fruit and vegetable preparations. Data from the “Corporate System of Companies” platform, from the Trade Intelligence unit of CentralAmericaData, provides details on the companies according to sector, main activity, volume and […]
Japan has overtaken China to become the second-biggest user of the Panama Canal amid an escalating trade war between Beijing and Washington, canal authorities said Thursday. China’s slip to third is due to decreased shipments of natural and liquid petroleum gas as the Asian giant is buying less of them from the United States, administrator […]
The Panama Canal has published a proposal to modify its current tolls structure for the dry bulk, passenger, containership and vehicle carrier and ro/ro segments, as well as tankers and LPG and LNG vessels. A 30-day formal consultation period for industry feedback will close July 15. The Panama Canal has published a proposal to modify its current […]
Newsroom Panama put out this article on deforestation here in Panama. Panama lost between 352 000 hectares of forests, between 2000 and 2017almost equivalent to the whole of Los Santos province (380,000 hectares) and more than that of Herrera (234,000 hectares) says Environmental Advocacy Center (CIAM). The loss was created by agriculture, logging and construction projects […]
Surf, sun, sand and lush rain forests are just a few of the reasons why Canadian travelers flock to vibrant Panama each year. And while it often costs Vancouverites over $500 CAD just to travel across Canada, a return ticket to this tropical paradise may cost far less. In fact, this flight with Aeromexico costs […]
After a week of seemingly smooth transition meetings between the outgoing Varela (Panamenista) and the incoming Cortizo (PRD) administrations. the amity frayed over concerns expressed by vice- president-elect José Gabriel Carrizo. On Friday, June 8, Carrizo, after a meeting with the comptroller Federico Humbert, complained about the lack of information on the state of public […]
Panama will continue to support a democratic solution to the Venezuelan crisis. On May 13, Panamanian President-elect Laurentino Cortizo said he will recognize Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela, and confirmed that his country will continue to be part of the Lima Group. “Panama already has a direct relationship with the government of Guaidó. […]
Panama users of Huawei smartphones “will continue to receive updates and security patches from Google Play.” reports the Consumer Protection Authority (Acodeco) after meetings with Panama’ representatives of the world’s second-biggest marketer of cell phones’ Acodeco and the representatives of Huawei Technologies Co., LTD met on Friday May 31 at the request of the […]